This annual publication presents the main official insurance statistics for all OECD countries and for Singapore, which has an observer status to the OECD Insurance Committee. The reader will find information on the diverse activities of this industry and on international insurance market trends. The data, which are standardised as far as possible,... more...

This publication provides two sets of comparative studies on insurance regulation and supervision covering Asia and Latin America. Altogether 31 countries and economies in these regions are covered. As far as Latin America is concerned, it is the first OECD publication dealing with insurance issues in this region. The work constitutes a valuable reference... more...

In this fascinating insider?s account, an American woman who became an investor alleges that irresponsibility, incompetence, greed, and fraud at Lloyd?s, the world?s most glamorous insurance enterprise, have caused the company to lose $12 billion in the last ten years. Lloyd?s of London is not simply an insurance company; it is a society comprising... more...

Recent turbulence in the financial markets has highlighted the needfor diversified portfolios with lower correlations between thedifferent investments. Life settlements meet this need, offeringinvestors the prospect of high, stable returns, uncorrelated withthe broader financial markets. This book provides readers of all levels of experience withessential... more...

Private placement life insurance (PPLI) was once the exclusivedomain of wealthy investors willing to tackle the logisticalchallenges of the offshore insurance market. The investmentportfolio, tax, and estate-planning applications, and ongoinginvestment potential of these policies made the effort worthwhile.In recent years, though, a number of U.S.-based... more...

Essential reading for insurance professionals, practitioners and anyone involved with offering insurance to low-income persons, this volume covers the many aspects of microinsurance in detail including product design, marketing, premium collection and governance more...

Everything you need to know about the business of insurance and risk management--a powerful tool for market research, strategic planning, competetive intelligence or employment searches. Contains trends, statistical tables and an industry glossary. Also provides profiles of more than 300 of the world's leading insurance companies--includes addresses,... more...

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to actuarialmathematics, covering both deterministic and stochastic models oflife contingencies, as well as more advanced topics such as risktheory, credibility theory and multi-state models. This new edition includes additional material on credibilitytheory, continuous time multi-state models, more... more...

Long-listed for the FT & Goldman Sachs Business Book of theYear Award 2011 The true story of how risk destroys, as told through theongoing saga of AIG From the collapse of Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers, thesubject of the financial crisis has been well covered. However, thestory central to the crisis-that of AIG-has until now remainedlargely... more...